r/photoshopbattles • u/kontankarite • Jul 01 '16

Bad Title | Cutout in Comments PsBattle: Friend's son lost his favorite toy. Parents said the elephant is traveling around the world. Would love to share images of his travels with the son.

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u/defff_metal Jul 01 '16 edited Jul 01 '16

Here's the little guy on all 7 continents! http://imgur.com/a/DFhF0

Edit: Wow! Thanks for all the kind words. Hopefully the little kid gets a smile out of these as well.

Also, I'm pretty sure I slept through high school geography and it was late last night when I made these. Let's try again - http://imgur.com/LzQzsgf

Edit 2: Hahaha, my inbox is blowing up with "Easter Island isn't a continent!" More South America!

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u/SophieOfTarth Jul 01 '16

The one with the elephants made me smile. Thank you for making my morning better.

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u/RedditIsDumb4You Jul 01 '16

As a dentist it made me smile too.

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u/[deleted] Jul 01 '16

Oh man, that's a slow burn. High five

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u/Look_Deeper Jul 01 '16

I don't get it

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u/falanor Jul 01 '16

Cecil the lion was killed by a Minnesota dentist.

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u/lespritdelescalier11 Jul 01 '16

And an Icelandic dentist helped eliminate the Three Lions.

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u/gugul408 Jul 01 '16

Fuck that guy, btw

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u/[deleted] Jul 01 '16

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u/Caliterra Jul 02 '16

I tried, but now I got scratches on my...

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u/cocoabean Jul 01 '16

Might want to do some research and see what has happened to other lions since.

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u/BadinBoarder Jul 02 '16

But, it's not a lion, it's an elephant.

I think it was a smile joke that he tells his patients every day

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u/itskieran Jul 01 '16

Dentists love elephants

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u/Look_Deeper Jul 01 '16

oh now I get it!

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u/rezheisenberg2 Jul 01 '16

Is is a Cecil the lion or a smile joke?

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u/mayan33 Jul 01 '16

Don't bite off more karma than you can chew

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u/Hollowsong Jul 01 '16

Wait... they all had elephants!

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u/xanatos451 Jul 01 '16

Should have ended on that one. He was finally returned home to his herd.

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u/CompleteCatastrophe Jul 01 '16

The fourth one made me smile:)

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u/lauraswoods Jul 01 '16

Why do I feel like I'm reading a buzzfeed article all of the sudden?

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u/Haverholm Jul 01 '16

Don't worry, this will be a Buzzfeed article shortly.

"Little Boy Lost His Stuffed Elephant - You Won't Believe What Happened Next!"

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u/ZulDjin Jul 01 '16

The fourth picture will make you smile!

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u/[deleted] Jul 01 '16 edited Dec 12 '16

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u/MoonlitDrive Jul 01 '16

This stay at home mom found a remedy for losing your shit that has scientists losing their shit.

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u/lenswipe Jul 01 '16

Fucks sake - that local mom...she's always starting shit. Trouble causing bitch.

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u/DonQuixotel Jul 01 '16

But she made $6400 this month from home!

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u/jyjjy Jul 01 '16

She's also a lonely horny MILF that totally lives right near my IP address!

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u/Goose_Dies Jul 01 '16

Well, how else can the elephant afford all these extravagant vacations?

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u/AWildEnglishman Jul 01 '16

Probably because she's single and selling herself using ads on the internet.

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u/boogerbe4ns Jul 01 '16

And banks too!

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u/Ganonslayer1 Jul 01 '16

Find out the secret to 7 inches

RIGHT NOW

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u/[deleted] Jul 01 '16

Broken link

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u/Wall_Dough Jul 01 '16

It's not a link, it's a call to action

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u/Lasperic Jul 01 '16

oh the link is broken? Here have some ads!

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u/darderp Jul 01 '16 edited Jul 02 '16

Usually people are kidding when they make a buzzfeed joke, but I think they would actually write about this.

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u/inconspicuous_male Jul 01 '16

This is going to be on a clickbait site. 100% chance

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u/Haverholm Jul 01 '16

Oh, they totally would. Probably not today though - but soon...

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u/dwmfives Jul 01 '16

Give them a few hours, they have to wait for these comments to die down so no one calls them out.

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u/moak0 Jul 01 '16

I mean, it'd make a good article. Yeah buzzfeed sucks, whatever, it's not like they would tell the whole story without mentioning reddit. It wouldn't be their worst article by a long shot.

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u/digitalgonad Jul 01 '16

There's a UK page called The Poke that is basically just yesterday's reddit. I guarantee it'll be there tomorrow.

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u/Haverholm Jul 01 '16

... So it's named after a (dead?) Facebook-feature and rips stories off of Reddit? I hate modern media.

EDIT: Nope, "poking" on Facebook is still there, it's just well hidden. Thank god.

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u/Raveynfyre Jul 01 '16

Surfing Reddit and damn near anyone can easily become one of their writers to submit articles for them. It pays something like $50 or maybe $75 per article.

It makes surfing Reddit profitable as a side job.

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u/[deleted] Jul 01 '16

Does that mean...they'll actually have to credit Reddit?

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u/CommanderGumball Jul 01 '16

I hate how exactly correct you are.

Fuck Buzzfeed.

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u/JEWCEY Jul 01 '16

"Salons HATE this elephant - find out why!"

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u/herrojew Jul 01 '16

Not clickbait-y enough

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u/haraldkl Jul 01 '16

Actually, there is already a childrens book on that, though it's a rabbit not an elephant: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Felix_(Kinderbuch-Serie)

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u/Procrastin8r1 Jul 01 '16

I was thinking more along the lines of "This Little Boy Lost His Stuffed Elephant and Now It's Traveling the World" or "This Lost Stuffed Elephant is Traveling The World and It's Adorable/You Need to See It"

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u/Haverholm Jul 01 '16

It's not as clickbait-y, though, because your title kinda reveal a bit to much to the reader about what happens. ""Travels the world"? Nah, I've seen that movie", the reader might think.

You need to only tell/show the reader/viewer the basic setup and then tell them that they won't believe the conclusion. The the reader/viewer goes "What? What!? What won't I believe!? Did he receive a thousand elephants? Did he get to ride a real one? Did he find it?! Did he get to meet the president? Did it all end well or did it end tragically? I. MUST. CLICK. THE. LINKY!!!!"

... and because most internet users behave like this (myself on occasion as well), Buzzfeed is crazy profitable.

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u/[deleted] Jul 01 '16

Number 5 will shock you!

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u/[deleted] Jul 01 '16 edited Mar 18 '19

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u/Ihistal Jul 01 '16

Does /u/deff_metal know he's an ad?

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u/JustZachR Jul 01 '16

Number 4 will suprise you...and promptly steal all your money.

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u/pagoodma Jul 01 '16

Its on mashable, is that close enough?

Edit: But really, fuck mashable, theyre just shitting on reddit non-stop in this "article" while stealing content. What the fuck.

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u/bathroomstalin Jul 01 '16

God, would you kids give it a rest already with that nonsense?

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u/Hanabadabraddah Jul 01 '16

The fourth one is the one with the africanesque sunset and sillouhettes of other elephants by the way

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u/GummiBearMagician Jul 02 '16

Thank you. It bugs me when people reference a picture by its album placement, especially if the album more than a few pictures long. I don't want to have to go back and count down to the 17th picture.

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u/Sjb1985 Jul 01 '16

The fourth one is the best on this thread. I love that it implies he went to see family... :)

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u/lolervin Jul 01 '16

!RemindMe 16 minutes "check if Buzzfeed made an article about this thread"

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u/MamaDaddy Jul 01 '16

Oh that's totally happening. This is going to make Buzzfeed and a dozen other sites and then it will be blasted all over my Facebook by the middle of next week.

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u/i_izzie Jul 01 '16

They need to make a Disney movie like this

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u/letsplayyatzee Jul 01 '16

Like.... Like Toy Story?

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u/i_izzie Jul 01 '16

An expansion on the Toy Story world would be awesome

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u/Cicer Jul 01 '16

Because Lion King

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u/FizyIzzy Jul 01 '16

The fourth one is now my wallpaper at work.

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u/KitsBeach Jul 01 '16

It's beautiful, but in the original pic why are there two different species of elephant walking on the same continent?

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u/Lintheru Jul 01 '16

A park maybe?

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u/Grady_Mac Jul 01 '16

Damn it! Bait comment. Now I have to wait for them all to load...grrr

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u/nthnchpmn Jul 01 '16

That fourth one is gorgeous.

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u/[deleted] Jul 01 '16 edited Apr 20 '19

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u/horsenbuggy Jul 01 '16

Disney employees did this first. When a kid left their stuffed animal behind at a Disney hotel, an employee took it around to several rides and photographed it actually on the rides and around the park. Then he got the film developed and sent the photos of the adventure in the mail along with the toy. I think there was also a letter explaining how much fun it had been to escort the toy throught the park and to "thank" the child for letting him have the adventure.

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u/blood_bender Jul 01 '16

Disney, and the Ritz Carlton before them.

Still sweet though.

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u/[deleted] Jul 01 '16

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u/Thebubumc Jul 01 '16

Absolutely fantastic movie.

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u/[deleted] Jul 01 '16 edited Mar 30 '18

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u/Supermoves3000 Jul 02 '16

Somebody did the garden gnome thing to one of my landlady's neighbors when I was in college. This was like 1997.

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u/avecessoypau Jul 01 '16

Is there a buzzfeed article about it tho?

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u/TheTrueMilo Jul 01 '16

I'm actually pretty sure this story came up on TV Tropes somewhere in their "Real Life" section.

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u/[deleted] Jul 01 '16

Man as adults one of our most sacred responsibilities is to make sure kids have their childhoods. Even if it's not your kid all adults are programmed to do what they can to make a kids childhood magical.

It's also why we turn blood red with rage when freaks hurt children.

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u/crystal193 Jul 01 '16

Amazing! They should make these into postcards so he can receive the photos in the mail. :D

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u/Brucenme Jul 01 '16

Well - I'd offer to print out and send the kangaroo one to him from Australia (Australian stamp and such), if they wanted and had a P.O box address.

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u/davehone Jul 01 '16

I'd suggest get the parents to print and write them out and send them out to be returned. A bit more hassle, but then each would have the same handwriting and could be personalised to the child (talk about his favourite foods, games etc.).

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u/PhillipTheSutton Jul 01 '16

He's an elephant, just comment about the people who helped him write the postcard

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u/davehone Jul 01 '16

Did not think of that. :) Still, would be good if the parents could have input to the messages.

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u/grumpycatabides Jul 01 '16

There would be a simple explanation for the differing handwriting. You see, the little elephant had to get someone to help him write out the postcards as he dictated the messages at each destination, since he couldn't write them himself. Elephants don't have thumbs, silly! 🐘

Edit: Oh, and he doesn't need money to travel because little stuffed elephants get to travel for free. That's why there was never any extra charge for him when he came along on trips with the family. :)

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u/[deleted] Jul 01 '16

I'm in the UK and happy to do the UK one! :)

Actually, maybe the parents / OP could have them all printed in their country (US?) and then write the postcards (so as the handwriting etc looks right) and a handwritten address then place in an envelope and post to the people around the world who will open envelope, take out the postcard and put a local stamp on, then stick it back in the mail to head back!

If we timed it right this could be pretty sweet! ;)

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u/Mjdagr8tstprd Jul 01 '16

Antarctica might prove to be quite difficult

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u/fluffy_butternut Jul 01 '16

Someone at McMurdo would definitely do this

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u/iMaxed0ut Jul 01 '16

I'm from Hawaii and can do the Hawaii Address!

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u/hubydane Jul 01 '16

/u/kontankarite -- I live in Miami -- a bit boring compared to international, but I could peg down one of the ocean-based ones. I'd drive down to Key West and send it from there, so he could learn about some of the paradises right in the US!

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u/kontankarite Jul 01 '16

Unfortunately, they don't have a PO Box.

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u/royaldansk Jul 01 '16

Just as well, the kid could end up getting some sort of stamp collecting hobby or something.

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u/qOJOb Jul 01 '16

Great idea!

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u/Brybry125 Jul 01 '16

This is the best idea! How cool would that be. :)

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u/emberkit Jul 01 '16

Im only because people were commenting about using this to teach the kid geography, but the second one is in Mexico which is still part of North America. Your skills are top notch though.

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u/autark Jul 01 '16

yeah, I didn't want to be a buzzkill, but the White House and Chichen Itza are both in North America.

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u/forvotes Jul 01 '16

While this doesn't help OP wrt representing continents, I recently learned how many different ways people around the world divide it into continents https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Continent#Number_of_continents

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u/ovirto Jul 01 '16

Well played. Absolutely killed it with #4.

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u/vox35 Jul 01 '16

Nicely done! This is my favourite.

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u/[deleted] Jul 01 '16

Holy shit the Wall has the perfect lighting. Good job mate!

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u/[deleted] Jul 01 '16

As someone with a small child, I know how happy this could make that kid. Made me tear up a little

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u/Often_Giraffe Jul 01 '16

What part tore?

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u/mergedloki Jul 01 '16

Me to, if my kid ever loses her favourite stuffed animal I'm turning to reddit to photoshop in some adventures it went on.

This is pretty awesome and sweet of everyone who contributed.

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u/catsandnarwahls Jul 01 '16

I am going to learn photshop before he is old enough to lose toys so i can be ready. As a matter of fact, im just gonna go learn now and then photoshop all of his toys around the world, just in case.

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u/arbivark Jul 01 '16

learn gimp, it's free/opensource but has a learning curve, but they both do.

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u/houseofvape Jul 01 '16

Bravo, sir. Talent and kindness wrapped up in one post. You are a good person!

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u/4-8-15-16_23_42 Jul 01 '16

How do you do the lighting so well? Would love some tips.

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u/defff_metal Jul 01 '16

I didn't do anything to the background photos. As far as shadows created by the elephant, I used the dropper tool and selected a tone from a shadow that already existed in the scene. Then with the paintbrush, I used a soft setting with low opacity and layered the shadow until I thought it looked okay. I also thought it was important to change the brightness and contrast of the elephant. I used the levels settings to achieve that and just kind of eyeballed it. I'm no expert, this is actually my first submission, so I still have a lot practicing to do.

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u/cyrilio Jul 01 '16

I second this.

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u/catsandnarwahls Jul 01 '16

Im playing these numbers tonight for megamillions. If i win, i will give you 1% for the numbers. At over 400 million, ull still be a millionaire.

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u/samsdeadfishclub Jul 01 '16

I love this. I bet it'll be a Buzzfeed article in 12 hours.

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u/Houdini47 Jul 01 '16

The fourth one is perfect. Awesome job!

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u/mellontree Jul 01 '16

You did a good thing today.

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u/theguy5279 Jul 01 '16

The kangaroo one made 3 year old me smile most, awesome job!

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u/[deleted] Jul 01 '16

Seriously, this made me start thinking about myself and how I should try to do more nice things for people.

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u/Max_Trollbot_ Jul 02 '16

oh, but his travels don't stop there...

http://imgur.com/MyLRxea

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u/[deleted] Jul 01 '16

Holy crap this is adorable! Well done.

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u/Tony_Tony_ Jul 01 '16

Give this to /r/writingprompts and make a story book.

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u/Project706 Jul 01 '16

4 is now my wallpaper

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u/luke_in_the_sky Jul 01 '16

Actually the Chichen Itza pyramid is in Mexico. Mexico is not in South America, so there are 2 pictures of him in North America and none in South America.

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u/korrach Jul 01 '16

It could be the pain killers I'm high on but this is so adorable.

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u/PM_Me_Whatever_lol Jul 01 '16

Why is everyone on reddit high on painkillers but me :(

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u/Captain_Joelbert87 Jul 01 '16

Do you have pain that you need killed? That's normally how you get them

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u/Fizbanic Jul 01 '16

As a Parent I explained why I was so touched looking at something on here to my 10 year old. He thought it was extremely neat and thoughtful what you just did here for a complete stranger.

Thanks for teaching him a great lesson.

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u/[deleted] Jul 01 '16

Awesome job.

You only have 6 continents here though. The White House and Chichen Itza are both North America.

If you want to cover South America too, you could do Machu Picchu or the Amazon Rainforest.

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u/Theraggedybuilder Jul 01 '16

Ha ha love the last one. Well done

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u/obscura_max Jul 01 '16

Great work, but 1 & 2 are both in North America. Needs to take a trip to the olympics.

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u/Shazarae Jul 01 '16

"And here he is getting murdered after contracting a deadly virus."

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u/heap42 Jul 01 '16

Ah... my manly tears are coming up again.

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u/buggy65 Jul 01 '16

Today /r/photoshopbattles became a symbol of hope. Great job /u/defff_metal, you made the internet a better place.

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u/monster_bunny Jul 01 '16

I might have teared up a little.

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u/[deleted] Jul 01 '16

Those are very, very well made. As someone who does graphics design for a living- if you're in high school man, you have a future in this :-)

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u/defff_metal Jul 01 '16

Thanks a lot! I've been out of high school for almost 10 years now, hah. Just started learning though thanks to the University of YouTube. Thanks for the compliment!

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u/[deleted] Jul 01 '16

Either way bro that's fucking sick! Fair play

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u/Risin Jul 01 '16

The one with a sun set and other elephants made me laugh. That's wallpaper material. Thank you for that

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u/princesspoohs Jul 01 '16

This is wonderfully creative and sweet, you are awesome and so is op for thinking of such a neat thing for her friend's son. I would have loved this so much as a kid.

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u/WolfofAnarchy Jul 01 '16

Why TF is this making me tear up, just imagining parents telling their little kiddo 'LOOK WHERE ALFIE IS, HE'S TRAVELING THE WORLD!' and imagining that kid being so mindblown and happy for his little toy, oh man, that makes me bawl for some reason.

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u/djklmnop Jul 01 '16

You should provide the OP with printable file so prints can be made for their wall.

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u/dailo01 Jul 01 '16

Thanks for making me smile :)

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u/storm2k Jul 01 '16

goddamn it. right in the feels.

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u/frankyfiggz Jul 02 '16

You took time out of your life to Photoshop a toy elephant so a child you don't know can feel better about having lost the toy. You're awesome, and I wish there were more people like you in the world!

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u/Gonzojive Jul 01 '16

You brought me man tears

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u/Beef_Supreme46 Jul 01 '16

You are an amazing person and an excellent example of the good that can be found in the internet, thank you for restoring my faith in humanity a little today :)

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u/Rimmoruud Jul 01 '16

Wish he knew another pose

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u/datingafter40 Jul 01 '16

Yeah, it's like those girls that take selfies with the same face. Ugh.

/s

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u/Zywakem Jul 01 '16

Hey if it ain't broke, don't fix it.

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u/Moratory_Almond Jul 01 '16

I can definitely see these pictures (and others) in this thread being turned into a click bait article on Mashable. Mashable gets a ton of its content straight from Reddit.

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u/Septemberk Jul 01 '16

you deserve that gold. nice job.

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u/Respectable_Answer Jul 01 '16

Well Damnit, now he's MY favorite toy too!

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u/ReadinStuff2 Jul 01 '16

Great shadows!

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u/digital-dawg Jul 01 '16

If they're unable to find an exact replacement, they could show the picture with the stuffed animal and the other elephants last as if it had "gone home".

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u/sparcs89 Jul 01 '16

They are amazing. Fantastic job!

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u/McTitt Jul 01 '16

fantastic work. you sir are awesome for this.

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u/Bronco30 Jul 01 '16

Amazing. Inb4 he finds it stuffed between 2 couch cushions.

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u/throw_ugl Jul 01 '16

You're really sweet

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u/SageSilinous Jul 01 '16

'Heroism is the ability to share love with others'

  • Baron Munchausen

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u/[deleted] Jul 01 '16

You ever see something so heartwarming that you tear up a little? Yeah.

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u/savogensis Jul 01 '16

Totaly teard me up. GW.

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u/neonmantis Jul 01 '16

You're a good person.

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u/Brondog Jul 01 '16

The german glider on Rio was the cherry on the cake.

Well played, well played.

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u/Buttflapp Jul 01 '16

Now find him a replacement and mail it too him with printouts of the photos.

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u/MadLintElf Jul 01 '16

I've been watching this thread all day and think what you did for that little kid is truly amazing, thanks for everything it put a smile on my face.

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u/rxsheepxr Jul 01 '16

As someone who does comic books for kids about a stuffed bear and his adventures, this made me happy. Thanks for cheering me up.

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u/[deleted] Jul 01 '16

This is a sweet opportunity to teach him geography

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u/RisingBlackHole Jul 01 '16

He just doesn't give a fuck! He's hang gliding with Germany's flag colors in Brazil??

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u/rawveggies Jul 01 '16 edited Jul 02 '16

Please edit a NSFW warning into your comment or it will be removed. and it will be approved.

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u/[deleted] Jul 01 '16 edited Jul 01 '16

You're the best.

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u/[deleted] Jul 01 '16

haters will say it's photoshopped

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u/t-to4st Jul 01 '16

You da real mvp

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u/dtagliaferri Jul 01 '16

Am I going to be the only one to mention that chichen itza is in North American and not South America.

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u/log_ladys_log Jul 01 '16

bbbbbut chichen itza is in North America!

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u/DarthWookie Jul 01 '16

I can't wait to see these in buzzed tomorrow!

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u/Maplethtowaway Jul 01 '16

You are an amazing person. So are all the other people in this thread.

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u/Lorenzvc Jul 01 '16

you won't believe the second image

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u/lightbrekkie Jul 01 '16

You're awesome for doing these.. Love your work!!

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